Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Chevington, Northumberland

West Chevington is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Northumberland

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SCOTT203.976115.71
SMITH183.57852.53
BELL152.982115.87
ROSS132.584523.65
ANDERSON112.186911.07
DAWSON101.988118.03
RICHARDSON101.988111.68
HALL91.78936.08
ALLEN91.78939.47
EARNSHAW91.7893144.69
GRAY91.789312.53
DUNN91.789321.52
WATSON81.59056.86
CHAPMAN81.590511.20
TAYLOR81.59052.49
DRYSDALE81.5905188.24
BROWN81.59052.41
LITTLE71.391729.42
TODD71.391727.34
HALLIDAY71.391767.37
NESBITT71.3917507.25
LEVISON61.19282,000.00
ATKINSON61.192812.25
TURNBULL61.192828.30
FRENCH61.192824.43
CAIRNS61.192855.15
MILLS61.19289.20
DARLING61.1928124.48
RIDLEY61.192861.73
PHILIPS61.192864.38
NICHOLLS61.192822.84
SANDERSON61.192828.87
DAVISON61.192833.37
CARR61.192816.53
TASKER61.1928112.15
HETHERINGTON61.192894.64
HAND61.192899.50
DAVIDSON50.994011.82
HOGG50.994027.52
YOUNG50.99404.63
HARTLY50.99401,250.00
MARTIN50.99404.04
SHANKS50.9940130.89
JOHNSON40.79522.37
BOWEY40.7952754.72
EWART40.7952141.34
ROBSON30.59649.06
MARTEN30.5964196.08
LONGSTAFF30.596484.51
HENDERSON30.59645.49

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LEVISON0.505032000.0000
HARTLY0.505031250.0000
BOWEY0.50503754.7170
NESBITT0.50503507.2464
TEMPLER0.50503357.1429
KINNAIRD0.50503340.9091
MULROY0.50503243.9024
ROCHESTER0.50503227.2727
GAIR0.50503225.5639
HINDSON0.50503224.7191
MARTEN0.50503196.0784
NESBIT0.50503193.5484
DRYSDALE0.50503188.2353
EARNSHAW0.50503144.6945
EWART0.50503141.3428
STOBIE0.50503135.1351
SHANKS0.50503130.8901
DARLING0.50503124.4813
FAIRLEY0.50503121.9512
TASKER0.50503112.1495
HAND0.5050399.5025
HETHERINGTON0.5050394.6372
LONGSTAFF0.5050384.5070
BRYSON0.5050377.7202
MUNROE0.5050373.5294
HALLIDAY0.5050367.3725
PHILIPS0.5050364.3777
RIDLEY0.5050361.7284
LONGHURST0.5050360.4230
CAIRNS0.5050355.1471
DAVISON0.5050333.3704
LITTLE0.5050329.4241
SANDERSON0.5050328.8739
TURNBULL0.5050328.3019
CURRY0.5050327.7778
HOGG0.5050327.5179
TODD0.5050327.3438
LOGAN0.5050325.1467
FRENCH0.5050324.4300
ROSS0.5050323.6493
ROUTLEDGE0.5050323.3645
NICHOLLS0.5050322.8397
LYNN0.5050322.7790
TELFORD0.5050322.5734
LAIDLAW0.5050322.4215
DUNN0.5050321.5157
DONALDSON0.5050320.9059
PATRICK0.5050319.9601
MAHONEY0.5050318.5874
DAWSON0.5050318.0343

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 503 people called LEVISON in West Chevington at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 2000.0000 in West Chevington means that 2000.0000% of the people in West Chevington on census day were called LEVISON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LEVISON in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called LEVISON as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called LEVISON here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called LEVISON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.50 in West Chevington means that you are 0.50 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LEVISON in West Chevington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Chevington in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

MC ALL (5)  ALLEN (9)  ANDERSON (11)  ARKLE (1)  ARMSTRONG (2)  ATKINSON (6)  BELL (15)  BOWEY (4)  BROWN (8)  BRYSON (3)  CAIRNS (6)  CARR (6)  CHAPMAN (8)  CHAPTON (5)  MC KEOGH (5)  O'CONNOR (2)  COUSINS (1)  CRUDDIS (6)  CURRY (2)  DARGUE (5)  DARLING (6)  DAVISON (6)  DAVIDSON (5)  DAWSON (10)  DIXON (1)  DONALDSON (3)  DOUGLAS (1)  DRYSDALE (8)  DUNN (9)  EARNSHAW (9)  EWART (4)  FAIRLEY (3)  FETTIS (4)  FRENCH (6)  GAIR (3)  GRAY (9)  HALL (9)  HALLIDAY (7)  HAMMOND (3)  HAND (6)  HARTLY (5)  HENDERSON (3)  HINDSON (2)  HETHERINGTON (6)  HINDHAUGH (1)  HOGG (5)  HUNTER (1)  HUTCHINSON (2)  JOHNSON (4)  KINNAIRD (3)  KIRKUP (8)  LEVISON (6)  LAIDLAW (1)  LILLICO (1)  LINDSAY (1)  LITTLE (7)  LOGAN (3)  LONGHURST (2)  LONGSTAFF (3)  LYNN (1)  MAHONEY (1)  MARTIN (5)  MARTEN (3)  MATTHISON (9)  MC ALLISTER (1)  MC CAULEY (6)  MC CLOUD (6)  MIDDAMIS (1)  MILLS (6)  MULRAY (4)  MULROY (1)  MUNROE (1)  NICHOLLS (6)  NESBITT (7)  NESBIT (3)  OLIVER (1)  PATRICK (2)  PHILIPS (6)  PRINGLE (1)  RICHARDSON (10)  REGIN (8)  RIDLEY (6)  ROBSON (3)  ROCHESTER (3)  ROSS (13)  ROUTLEDGE (1)  SANDERSON (6)  SCOTT (20)  SHANKS (5)  SMITH (18)  SPAVIN (6)  STOBIE (1)  TASKER (6)  TAYLOR (8)  TELFORD (1)  TEMPLER (1)  TODD (7)  TURNBULL (6)  WARD (1)  WATSON (8)  WOODCOCK (2)  WRIGHT (1)  YOUNG (5)